Plow attachment



Patented Aug. '19,

siren ras JOSEPH D. VALKEB, OF VVI-II'IESBURGI TENNESSEE.

:PLOW ATTACHMENT.

Application filed August 19, 1925. Serial No. 51,223.

rl`his invention relates to attachments for cuitivat. or p'lows and has for an object provision of a guard plat-e which is adapted Lo secured to a cultivator or plow for the purpose of protecting growii plants when the latter are'being culti vated. i

Aother object of the invention is the proision of means for attacl'iing the plate to he cultivator in a manner -to permit of the said plate riding upward to facilitate its passage obstructions without damage to the plate and thereafter permitting the plate to move downward into proper active position.

Another object of the invention is the provision vof means especiaily adapted for attaching the plate to a walking cultivatOr, together with novel means for adjustably securing the guard plate in place.

W'ith the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out -in the appended claims.

ln the drawings z- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cultivator with Y the invention applied.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the guard plate with a portion of its-flange broken away.

Figure i is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line H of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section on the line 5*-5 of Figure 4c.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a detail edge view of the rear hanger arm.

Figure 8 is an edge view of the front hanger arm.

Referring to the drawings inV detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates the beam of the cultivator which is provided with handles 11 and shovels 12. The cultivator illustrated is only one of many types to which the rinvention may be applied and it is not the purpose of the present application to limitthe invention in this respect.

T he invention comprises a plate 13 which is adapted to be positioned longitudinally of the cultivator and is provided along one vided with spaced nlee with astiflening flange 13 so that the Lte may be made of relatively thin iiak there is provided a 'front attaching braciret i-l and a rear attaching bracketlet are substantially alike in construction in that each of the brackets includes a L-shaped members 15 4 ns 15 and 16 are prog for the passage of a ch, in the lfront bracket is re passed through the beamr 10 e the rear brochet the bolt 17 entends downwardly upon the inside of one of the cultivator l les as shown in Figures if and 5 of the drawings. rilhe member 15 has one nis provided with a longiits ai tudinally dis iosed slot-or opening 18 for the reception of one arm of the member 16 and both of these members are provided with elongated slots 19 for the passage of bolts 20. The rear bracket 14; has pivotally secured l. the purpose of attaching the CTI thereto by means of bolt 20,.the upper end of a hanger arm 21, the said arm being mounted upon a spacing washer 22 which,

is carried by the bolt 2O so that the nut 23 upon the outer end of this bolt may be tightly adjusted to hold the parts in position without binding the hanger arm. This end of the. hanger arm 21 is provided with spaced openings 251. to permit of adjustment of the arm. The lower end of the hanger arm r21 is pivotally secured to the rear end of the bolt 13 as shown at 24.

Secured upon the bolt 2O of the front attaching bracket 11i is one end of a bar 25. This bar extends longitudinally of the beam and has its other end secured to the cultivator at the point of connection of one of the handles 11 with the beam 10, as shown at 26. Pivotally secured to the bar 25 as indicated at 27 is the upper end of a front hanger arm 28 and this pivotal connection between the arm 28 and the bar 25 may also be provided with a spacing washer similar to the washer 22 to prevent binding. The lower end of the arm 28 is pivotally secured to the front end of the plate 13 as shown at 29 and this pivotal connection together with the pivotal connection 24- may be provided with spacing washers 30 to prevent binding, so that the plate 13 may have free pivotal movement. The lower end of the arm 28 is proopenings 31 to provide for adjustment.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly tall Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention What is claimed is z- 4.

l. ln combination with a cultivator having handles extending 'from its beam, of a guard plate adapted to entend longitudinally or the cultivator, front and rear attaching' brackets, a bar having one end secured to the l'ront bracket and its opposite end secured to the inner end et one oi the cultivator handles at the point o'i connection o1 the latter vwith the cultivator oeani, an arm having one end pivotally connected to the bar and its opposite end pis otally connected to the plate and a relatively long arm having one end pivotally Connected to the plate and its other end pivotall f connected to the cultivator handle.

2. ln combination With a cultivator having handles attached to its beam, of a guard plate adapted to extend longitudinally of the cultivator, front and rear attaching brackets, means to adjust the brackets to the size ot the cultivator beam and cultivator handles, a bar having one end connected to the Yfront bracket and its opposite end secured to the inner end of one of the cultivator handles at the pointot connection of the latter With the cultivator beam, an arm having one end pivotally connected to the bar and its opposite end pivotally connected to the plate and a relatively long yarm having one end pivotally connected to the plate and its other end pivotally connected to the cultivator handle. e I

3. ln combination with a cultivat-or having handles attached to its beam, of a guard 'plate adapted to extend longitudinally of the cultiva-tor, front and rear attaching brackets, each ol said brackets comprising a pair oi' overlapping sliding engaging substantially lshaped plates having elongated registeringv slots in their overlapped portions, a bar extending longitudinally of the cultivator beam and having one end connected to the cultivator at the point of connection ot one of the cultivator handles and beam, a holt extending through the registering slots ot' the trent bracket and connecting the other end of the bar to said bracket, an arm havingone end pivotally connected to the bar and its opposite end pivotally connected to the plate and a relatively long arm having one end pivotally connected to the plate and its other end pivotally connected to the cultivator handle. Y

ln testimony whereof l aliix my signature. i

JGSEPH D. WALKER. 

